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‘Venom: The Last Dance’ Review: Tom Hardy And Company Bravely Battle Comic-Book Fatigue In A Middling Marvel Symbiote Story
‘Venom: The Last Dance’ review: Tom Hardy and company bravely battle comic-book fatigue in a middling Marvel symbiote story.
But there’s a bit of Dunkirk spirit here, and it’s the poker-faced commitment of the supporting players — not to mention the surprisingly focused and largely unfussy direction of first-timer Kelly Marcel — that holds the fort in a film that struggles, much like Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man 3, to justify its existence. It’s not the best of its kind, but by no means the worst, and even when the inevitable war breaks out between humans, xenophages and symbiotes, Marcel orchestrates the action in a surprisingly comprehensible style that’s more reminiscent of Ang Lee’s underrated Hulk than the ultra-Michael Bay chaos that comes with most CG smackdowns. Title: Venom: The Last Dance Distributor: Columbia Pictures Release date: October 25, 2024 Director-screenwriter: Kelly Marcel Cast: Tom Hardy, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Rhys Ifans, Stephen Graham, Peggy Lu, Andy Serkis Rating: PG-13 Running time: 1 hr 50 mins
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